Buterin Proposes Recursive STARKs for Ethereum's I-Star Upgrade

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new system that could change how the network processes transactions as it prepares for its planned I-Star upgrade.

The proposal, known as EIP-8288, would use recursive STARK proofs to bundle transaction-related work and reduce computation handled directly by Ethereum's mainnet.

This could lower the cost of quantum-resistant signatures while supporting private transactions and account abstraction.

Buterin said the approach could also allow systems such as Falcon and ML-DSA to operate alongside Ethereum as the network prepares for cryptographic changes.